Product of Microsoft

Defender

As of , 5 Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities are on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities, 2 of them used in ransomware campaigns; 3 were added in 2026. Patch first: CVE-2026-33825.

Patch first

Patch first
#VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
1CVE-2026-33825Insufficient Granularity of Access ControlMicrosoft DefenderPatch nowRansomware use, listed within a year0.00
2CVE-2022-44698SmartScreen Security Feature BypassMicrosoft DefenderPatch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.760.76
3CVE-2021-1647Remote Code ExecutionMicrosoft DefenderPatch soon0.39
4CVE-2026-45498Denial of ServiceMicrosoft DefenderPatch soon0.01
5CVE-2026-41091Link FollowingMicrosoft DefenderPatch soon0.00

Added each year

1232021: 1120212022: 1120222023: nonenone20232024: nonenone20242025: nonenone20252026: 332026
Entries CISA added each year, removed ones included. Source: CISA KEV.
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Periodentries added
20211
20221
2023none
2024none
2025none
20263

Used in ransomware

Changes CISA made to these entries

  1. CVE-2026-33825 Microsoft DefenderRansomware use: Unknown to Known.

Every change we recorded